Harness-buckle.



Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

COLUMBIA OGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON. D. C.

FTC,

EDMUND HUMPHBEYS, Q1! SALISBURY, MARYLAND.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 24, 1912. Serial No. 679,571.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDMUND HUMPHREYS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salisbury, in the county of Wicomico, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has special reference to buckles and more particularly to harness buckles.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved buckle adapted to engage one end of a back band and to support a trace preferably in the form of a rope, the said connection of the buckle with the trace being adapted to prevent longitudinal movement of a back band relative thereto.

With the above'and other objects in view, the invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved buckle connected to a back-band and portions of a trace as in use. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the buckle detached.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views, there is shown my improved harness buckle or combined back band buckle and rope trace holder, the numeral 10 designating an ordinary back band preferably constructed of canvas and 11 the trace which is formed of rope.

The numeral 12 designates my improved buckle to which special reference will now be made. The buckle 12 now comprises a plate formed of a sheet metal blank which adjacent to its upper edge is provided with two spaced longitudinal slots 13 through which one end of the back band is disposed, the extremity of the back band being disposed beneath the plate and through the upper slot, around the connecting portion 13 intermediate the slots and then through the lower slot for adjustment therein according to the particular height at which it is desired to support the buckle upon the said animal. The portion intermediate of the slots is preferably termed a web and as will be apparent, is disposed near the top portion of the buckle plate proper while each end of the plate is bent up at right angles to form end portions 14, each end portion having a pivot opening 15 of circular formation formed therein adjacent to or above each end of the web.

It will be further observed that each end portion of the plate forming the buckle is provided with an enlarged lower portion relative to their upper portions, said enlarged portion or the portions of the ends above or adjacent to the unslotted portions of the plate having enlarged circular trace receiving openings 16 therethrough through which the rope trace 11 is disposed so as to engage the outer portion of the plate between said ends. A clamp 17 is pivoted between the end portions of the plate, the said clamp comprising a single section of metal having an elongated portion 18, the same having its ends severed upon opposite sides as shown at 19 and coiled to engage in the pivot openings adjacent to the web of the plate, the upper edge of the elongated portion being bent downwardly at right angles as shown at 20 and formed with a plurality of engaging teeth 21 adapted to bite into the adjacent portion of the band extending over theweb so as to hold the buckle thereon. The opposite side of the plate forming the clamp is bent upwardly at right angles as shown at 22 and is formed with a reduced portion or tongue 23 bent at right angles to the portion 22 and parallel to the elongated portion of the clamp, the said tongue having an engaging pin or tongue 24 secured to or extending at right angles therefrom toward the buckle plate so that when the band is clamped by the buckle, through the instrumentality of the teeth said engaging tongue will lie. between the guide openings of the trace. In the last named position, the engaging pin or tongue will extend through or will be forced through the strands of the trace, which as before mentioned is constructed of rope, and will thus prevent longitudinal shifting of the trace in the end portions of the buckle. This obviates the employment of a rope or other means for tying the trace to the buckle or back band and overcomes a various number of other objections which are readily apparent.

I claim: a

A combined back band buckle and rope trace holder formed of sheet metal and consisting of a body member having a pair of spaced back band receiving slots and an intervening Web near the top portion of the body member, the end portions of the body member being bent up at right angles and each having a pivot perforation above the Web, trace guides above the unslott-ed por tion of the body member and an angular clamp pivoted in the perforations and having a trace engaging tongue disposed to lie at times between the guides and spaced from the latter. 7 V

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

V EDMUND HUMPHREYS.

Witnesses:

HOWARD I-I. RUARK, Roxm PUSEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingithe Commissioner .of Patents Washington, I). 0. 7 

